iPhone maker Apple’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) iPhone 16 is being discussed all over the world. The role of three Indian-origin engineers has been very important in the manufacturing of this iPhone. Product Manager Piyush Pratik, Camera Hardware Engineering Manager Palom Shah and Vice President of Silicon Engineering Group Sribalan Santhanam were involved in the manufacturing of iPhone 16 from the beginning. These individuals played an important role in advancing the cutting-edge technology of the phone. Piyush Pratik: Created camera control, Delhi IIT gold medalist Piyush Pratik has introduced advanced camera control in the iPhone 16 series. This phone has a dedicated camera control button. A single press captures a photo while sliding adjusts the zoom. Apart from this, by pressing the button twice, you can switch between modes or settings. Pratik, who played an important role behind this feature, is a gold medalist from IIT Delhi. Paulom Shah: Started as a camera design intern, now a team leader Paulom Shah started as a camera design intern at Apple. After this, he became the leader of the team overseeing the iPhone’s wide and telephoto camera design. He is currently the camera hardware engineering manager. Before joining Apple, Shah worked at BlackBerry and Lytro (part of Google). He received a graduate degree in mechatronics engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2015. Sribalan Santhanam: Santhanam has been associated with the semiconductor industry for 35 years. He currently leads the team developing Apple’s A-series processor. He joined Apple in 2008, when the company acquired chip maker PA Semi. PA Semi’s technology is used in the iPhone’s processor. Santhanam was the Vice President of Design Engineering at PA Semi. He has been associated with the semiconductor industry since 1990. He has a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Anna University Chennai. Also read… iPhone 16 and Apple Watch Series 10 launched: Starting price of the phone is Rs 79,900, AI will also be available; Know how different it is from iPhone 15 Apple has launched iPhone 16. This time the biggest change in the iPhone is Apple Intelligence. Apart from this, a new button has been given on the side for camera control. It will be available in India from September 20. Its starting price is Rs 79,900 which goes up to Rs 1,84,900. You can buy it both online and in store. Click to read the full news…
